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 Robot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robots may be controlled directly by a human, such as remotely-controlled bomb-disposal robots, robotic arms, or shuttles, or may act according to their own decision making ability, provided by artificial intelligence.
Robots are being considered for use in performing highly delicate, accurate surgery, or to allow a surgeon who is located remotely from their patient to perform a procedure using a robot controlled remotely.
Robot has come to mean mechanical humans, while android is used for organic artificial humans and cyborg or "bionic man" for a human form that is a mixture of organic and mechanical parts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robot   (3296 words)

  
 Robot (camera) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robot-Berning also produced enlarged versions of the Robot, the Robot Royal 24 and 36, with an incorporated rangefinder and with an autoburst mode of operation capable of shooting 6 frames per second.
Robot produced motorized cameras powered by spring motors as early as 1934.
While all agree that the Robots were superb at sequence photography, the shutter that made this possible placed some contraints upon taking objectives and shutter speed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robot_(camera)   (1481 words)

  
 My Life As a Teenage Robot Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base)
Vexus claims that the Cluster is a place where robots live in peace, for she feels that the robots of the universe have suffered "discrimination" and "unequal treatment" by humans.
The Cluster is a society of robots controlled by Queen Vexus in a manner similar to (and probably inspired by) the Borg of Star Trek.
When she comes out of her disguise, she is a robot that looks similar to a queen bee and she always addresses Jenny as "Jennifer".
www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/My_Life_as_a_Teenage_Robot   (3173 words)

  
 Robot
The Robot Moving Institute is using a robot in their local store to transport different items.
The orientation of the robot when it has reached the destination point is not prescribed.
Of course the robot should spend only the minimum time necessary when travelling from one place in the store to another.
acm.uva.es /p/v3/314.html   (470 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: Robot
Epson Robots: Robots and Vision Epson Robots is a leading manufacturer of high-precision industrial robots, PC-based controls, machine vision and other factory automation products used in factories throughout the world.
Robots Everything from Robosapien to robot kits for all ages and skill levels.
Buy End Effectors for Robot Applications ATI is a provider of robotic tooling and end-effectors for industry, research, and other areas.
www.technorati.com /tag/Robot   (463 words)

  
 I,Robot
When the Robot has obtained all of the red squares, the shield is automatically destroyed and the Robot can get into the pyramid and destroy the Evil Eye.
Once inside the pyramid, the Robot has one chance to collect as many of the jewels as he can before he is destroyed.
If the Robot is destroyed while he is inside the pyranid, he is immediately thrust back into space.
www.ionpool.net /arcade/irobot/anderson   (624 words)

  
 Robot History
CMU Robotics Institute's Dante II, a six-legged walking robot, explores the Mt. Spurr volcano in Alaska to sample volcanic gases.
Robot arms are used on Viking 1 and 2 space probes.Vicarm Inc. incorporates a microcomputer into the Vicarm design.
SRI builds Shakey, a mobile robot with vision capability, controlled by a computer the size of a room.
trueforce.com /Articles/Robot_History.htm   (767 words)

  
 Java 2 Platform SE v1.3.1: Class Robot
Coordinates passed to Robot method calls like mouseMove and createScreenCapture will be interpreted as being in the same coordinate system as the specified screen.
The primary purpose of Robot is to facilitate automated testing of Java platform implementations.
Returns the number of milliseconds this Robot sleeps after generating an event.
java.sun.com /j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/awt/Robot.html   (619 words)

  
 I, Robot (2004)
Here's hoping that Hollywood takes note and uses I, Robot as their new standard for CGI in movies.
Plot Outline: In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
Most CGI these days is done poorly and really takes me out of the movie, but I really found myself drawn into the world of the robots in this one.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0343818   (541 words)

  
 The Infinite Matrix Cory Doctorow I, Robot
The robots, the safe house, the death penalty, the abandoned daughter and the decade-long defection, all of it down to "well" and a flop of a hand-gesture.
The R Peed — Robot, Police Department — robots were the worst, programmed to be friendly to a fault, even as they surveilled and snitched out every person who walked past their eternally vigilant, ever-remembering electrical eyes and brains.
Before them, in a pile, were many dead robots: both of the R Peed units, a pair of mall-sweepers, a flying cambot, and a squat, octopus-armed maintenance robot, lying in a lifeless tangle.
www.infinitematrix.net /stories/shorts/i-robot.html   (13378 words)

  
 Robot & Robots
Robot vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers are the humble start to this sweeping economic and social change, but soon they will start to blur the line between robot and android.
Robots and androids have been rapidly moving from the realm of science fiction into our reality in the last few years.
We are a research and development firm, specializing in the creation of robot algorithms and cognitive ideas.
www.androidtech.com   (196 words)

  
 Android World - anthropomorphic robots & animatronics
Recluse Robots is a site in Pretoria, South Africa which has developed a unique Brain Model.
Stanford University's robot car called Stanley won the $2 million prize in DARPA's robot car race held October 8, 2005.
Globalbizshows.com who are sponsoring The Robotics Show June 1 to June 30.
www.androidworld.com   (1477 words)

  
 robots.net - Robot news and Robotics Info
Crusher, this new 6.5-ton robot will be able to carry payloads of up to 2 tons on very complex terrain.
Grace the robot can perform 3 million bowel cancer tests a year running 24 hours a day.
AIBO the discontinued Sony robot dog, and the SCARA industrial robot arm.
robots.net   (1296 words)

  
 Jeff's Robots- toy robots & tons of robotics links!
ROBOT : from the Czech and Russian word robota, meaning compulsory labors.
Relax, and let yourself lapse into a time perhaps long ago, when space was the exciting unknown, and robots were both friend and foe alike.
I will be adding more robots from time to time.
www.jeffbots.com   (140 words)

  
 Cool Robot Of The Week
Robot Skin - polymer tactile sensor skin with embedded contact sensors for robotic applications, developed by Jonathan Engel at the University of Illinois, published in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering.
ERA - Extra-Vehicular Activity Robotic Assistant (ERA) is a wheeled robot used as a test bed for research into collaboration between suited astronauts and autonomous robots for planetary exploration.
Robotic mitral valve repair - abstract of clinical evaluations on the use of robotic systems in coronary mitral valve repair, as reported in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (subscription required for full article) and Heart Center Online.
ranier.hq.nasa.gov /telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html   (1203 words)

  
 RobotsLife.com - all you need to know about robots
The robot is mobile (it navigates from a point to another by itself, avoiding obstacles) and equipped with two rotating cameras, controlled by the user, who can ask for pictures to be sent to his/her mobile phone.
Somewhere between robotics and nanotechnology, these very small machines will be the workers of tomorrow's factories.
Robotslife is your Internet Directory - We offer special Sections about different Topics
www.robotslife.com   (380 words)

  
 RED ROBOT WORLD DOMINATION
I did not copy robot frank, but if you look Robot Ron is quite similar to the red robot i draw.
ROBOT FRANK is proof that i did not create the red robot.
RED ROBOT IN THE MIRROR at the Mirror Project, also can be found here.
www.explodingdog.com /redrobot.html   (458 words)

  
 ROBOT GROUP
The "past lives" of the robot's various "mechanical molecules" are said to give them their soul.
His family of robot sculptures range from the humanoid to the pet dog or exotic bird or insect.
He carefully grafts the parts together into new forms; reincarnating them as robot sculptures.
www.claytonbailey.com /robogroup.htm   (142 words)

  
 LEGO MINDSTORMS Revolution!
Soren expressed much enthusiasm for the future of robotics and credited all of the robotics companies that are contributing to this rapidly expanding market.
A new ultrasonic sensor enables a robot to “see” obstacles, measure distances and respond to movement.
This robotic crane could locate a ball, identify its color, pick it up and transfer it to a second location.
botmag.com /articles/lego_mindstorms_robot_news_1.shtml   (923 words)

  
 The Web Robots FAQ
Robots are operated by humans, who make mistakes in configuration, or simply don't consider the implications of their actions.
If you think you have discovered a new robot (ie one that is not listed on the list of active robots, and it does more than sporadic visits, drop me a line so I can make a note of it for future reference.
Secondly, try and find out where the robot came from, what IP addresses or DNS domains, and see if they are mentioned in the list of active robots.
www.robotstxt.org /wc/faq.html   (2557 words)

  
 Engadget
We were just waiting for robots to start reproducing before we gave over the future of humanity to these beings, and while this might be a mere simulated pregnancy for med students to practice on, it seems close enough to us.
The robot, named Noelle, is a life-sized blond mannequin that costs $20,000 and simulates the pertinent vital signs and exports of a pregnant woman, including blood, urine and a baby.
The lightweight plastic and carbon fiber robot, which is the newest member of a supposed zoo of animal-inspired devices from CMU's NanoRobotics Lab, owes its gravity-defying skills to research done by Harvard University biologists on the basilisk, or Jesus, lizard.
robots.engadget.com   (4333 words)

  
 JP Brown's Serious LEGO - CubeSolver
The computer then asks the robot to show it the next face, and the process is repeated until all the faces have been scanned.
In Jan 2001 fellow Mindstorms forums user 'agiecco' announced his intention to work on a robotic solution and, simultaneously, I saw that Rubik's Cubes were on sale at www.target.com.
The robot averages one face rotation every 30 seconds (i.e., a 20 rotation solution takes about 10 minutes).
jpbrown.i8.com /cubesolver.html   (1500 words)

  
 Robot Haven: A Refuge for Robots
The Journey Robot (jBot) is an autonomous outdoor robot built from scratch and designed for off-road operation.
Mark W. Tilden founded this relatively new branch of robotic sciences in 1989, based on the premise that behavioral-rich robots need not be the wickedly complex projects reserved only for well-funded labs and cartoon villains.
He justified this robotic declaration of self-interest as the only way robots can start evolving the way humans may have came from guppies looking for a good time by leaving the ocean.
robothaven.net   (3336 words)

  
 Photo in the News: Ultra-Lifelike Robot Debuts in Japan
But it's the little, "unconscious" movements that give the robot its eerie verisimilitude: the slight flutter of the eyelids, the subtle rising and falling of the chest, the constant, nearly imperceptible shifting so familiar to humans.
Surrounded by machines that draw portraits, swat fast-moving balls, and snake through debris, Q1 is only one of the showstoppers at the expo's Prototype Robot Exposition, which aims to showcase Japan's growing role in the robotics industry.
"When a robot looks too much like the real thing, it's creepy," Hiroshi told the Associated Press.
news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2005/06/0610_050610_robot.html   (331 words)

  
 What is robot? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
Typically, a robot is endowed with some artificial intelligence so that it can react to different situations it may encounter.
Two common types of robots are agents and spiders.
Applied biomorphic robotics gives the Robosapien the ability to move and act in humano...
www.webopedia.com /TERM/r/robot.html   (403 words)

  
 developerWorks : Rational : Products : Robot
Rapid test automation with Rational Robot: A case study: This case study documents a rapid method of script automation, using Rational Robot, that resulted in very efficient test script development and a 100 percent improvement in script modification time for testing a large application under test (AUT).
Testing Client Certificates with Rational Robot's VU Language: Use this technique to enable multiple virtual testers, each one an executing instance of a VU language script recorded by IBM Rational Robot, to present unique client certificates to a Web application.
Tips for IBM Rational Robot VU scripting: Learn about some important concepts in VU scripting and put the programming tips to work in your projects.
www-128.ibm.com /developerworks/rational/products/robot   (696 words)

  
 Robot Stories
Robots as toys, robots as children, robots as office tools, and robots as deceased loved ones teach the humans around them various lessons without hammering the audience.
"Robot Stories" the Movie is in no way related to Neil Gustavson's fine comic strip "Robot Stories: True Tales of Retail Hell." To read Neil's strip, visit RobotStories.com.
Enter your email below to join the Robot Stories mailing list.
www.robotstories.net   (195 words)

  
 The Robot Odyssey Resource
The objective of Robot Odyssey is to escape from Robotropolis, a dangerous underground robotic city.
Robot Odyssey was a computer game released in 1984 by the Learning Company.
At the end of level 3, it will say "Be sure the Robot Odyssey I disk is in the drive".
members.aol.com /fractal101/odyssey.htm   (741 words)

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